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МОДУЛЬ №4
З АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ
ДЛЯ 1-го КУРСУ
ФАКУЛЬТЕТУ МІЖНАРОДНОГО БІЗНЕСУ І МІЖНАРОДНОГО ПРАВА
(перший рівень складності)
*In Germany the.............................. in the late 1920s helped Hitler's rise to power.
) recession
) depression
) crash
) default
*.............................. policy refers to regulating the supply of money as a way of stabilizing the economy.
) Insurance
) Endowment
) Monetary
) Fiscal
*The.............................. is responsible for fiscal policy.
) Central Intelligence Agency
) Federal Reserve System
) Federal Bureau of Investigation
) President and Congress
*.............................. is applied by changing the level of tax receipts relative to federal spending.
) Monetary
) Insurance
) Endowment
) Fiscal
*The.............................. is(are) responsible for monetary policy.
) Central Intelligence Agency
) Federal Reserve System
) Federal Bureau of Investigation
) President and Congress
*As business and consumer spending begins to increase, the economy will enter the.............................. phase.
) explanation
) excavation
) exclamation
) expansion
*Many economists feel that when properly applied, fiscal policies can provide effective tools with which to fight...............................
) depression
) consumption
) inflation
) evacuation
*When the budget has expanses that exactly equal income, it is said to be...............................
) reasonable
) fair
) just
) balanced
*When government reduces taxes to fight recession, it often creates a budget...............................
) deficit
) profit
) interest
) surplus
*Tax increases were introduced on a wide range of goods and services to help alleviate the projected budget...............................
) surplus
) deficit
) money
) income
*The federal government also finances its debt by.............................. money.
) making
) spending
) loosing
) printing
*In the past few years thousands of farmers have committed suicide because of escalating...............................
) debts
) liabilities
) borrowings
) burden
*If the government wishes to raise tax.............................. in order to subsidize the poor, it should levy a tax on films.
) return
) income
) revenue
) interest
*The business.............................. is the pattern of periodic ups and downs of business activity.
) circulation
) route
) track
) cycle
*Fiscal policy solutions have several serious...............................
) drawbacks
) limitations
) disadvantages
) liabilities
*A budget deficit means that the government’s.............................. will be less than its expenditures, and the government’s debt will increase.
) return
) income
) benefits
) revenues
*It is the responsibility of the President to control the level of this tax.............................. in the country.
) receipts
) duty
) return
) rate
*A reduction in the money.............................. will serve to reduce demand and lower prices.
) flow
) hoard
) stock
) supply
*When taxes are.............................., individuals and business firms will have more money available to spend for the things they want.
) increased
) controlled
) reduced
) cut
*Nation’s trade with one another for the same reason that individuals and business firms within a country trade: both sides expect to.............................. from the transaction.
) receive
) benefit
) achieve
) perceive
*Despite the many.............................. of trade between nations, most countries often restrict that trade in a number of ways.
) disadvantages
) privilege
) benefit
) advantages
*A.............................. is a duty, or tax, on imports.
) tariff
) price
) charge
) money
*.............................. tariffs are levied to protect a domestic industry from foreign competition.
) Punitive
) Tax
) Protective
) Revenue
*.............................. tariffs are levied as a way to raise money.
) Tax
) Punitive
) Revenue
) Protective
*Restrictions on the numbers of certain specified goods that can enter the country from abroad are called...............................
) yields
) sample
) profits
) quotas
*.............................. is a payment by a country to its exporters that enables them to sell their products abroad at a lower price than they could sell them for at home.
) Quota
) Dumping
) Tariff
) Subsidy
*.............................. is another tactic, which is focused on deliberate use of governmental rules and regulations to make it difficult to import goods from abroad.
) Constitutional green card
) Governmental blue cape
) Administrative red tape
) Parliamentary black cat
*The principle of................................. advantage lays in the fact that trade among nations takes place for the same reasons that it does within a nation; to obtain goods and services that a region could not produce itself, or to obtain them at a lower cost than they could be produced for at home.
) absolute
) competitive
) comparative
) considerable
*The selling price of one nation’s currency in term of the currencies of other nations is known as its...............................
) rate of return
) inflation rate
) discount rate
) exchange rate
*In view of this, the committee stressed the need to.............................. the availability of highly hazardous pesticides.
) limit
) restrict
) impose
) confine
*Protective tariffs are.............................. to protect a domestic industry from foreign competition.
) imposed
) charged
) taxed
) levied
*Both countries expect to benefit from the transaction, because trade enables them to exchange their........................... goods and services.
) surplus
) profit
) excess
) revenue
*Natural resources, an adequate labour supply, and.............................. facilities have promoted the development of certain industries in particular regions of the country.
) department
) driving
) automatic
) transportation
*The.............................. economy is a system in which companies are not controlled by the government, but decide what they want to produce or sell, based on what they believe they can make a profit from.
) communist
) socialist
) capitalist
) market
*In.............................. economies the principal means of production are owned by the state, and resources are allocated according to a plan.
) communist
) socialist
) capitalist
) market
*Wages were low; hours were long; and the work was often performed by men, women and children under physically.............................. conditions.
) dangerous
) good
) risky
) excellent
*For one group of thinkers, known as.............................. socialists, the solution to the problems of society lay in the creation of small, ideal communities in which the factories would be owned by the workers and profits shared by all.
) ideal
) perfect
) dystopia
) utopian
*.............................. is an imaginary place where life is extremely difficult and a lot of unfair or immoral things happen.
) idealization
) perfection
) dystopia
) utopia
*.............................. is an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government.
) communism
) socialism
) capitalism
) liberalism
*Socialists will have to say more about how such planning would operate: its mechanisms and the criteria employed for.............................. resources.
) granting
) allocating
) bringing
) using
*Many economists feel that the most effective way to improve.............................. standards in developing nations is to increase farm productivity.
) educational
) modern
) working
) living
*In that regard.............................. enterprise has proven the most compassionate system in the history of the world.
) commercial
) private
) independent
) free
*It............................... The garden is all white.
) had been snowing
) snows
) had snowed
) was snowing
*Pete.............................. as a waiter for ten years, then he opened his own restaurant.
) works
) had worked
) worked
) had been working
*Harry was sunburnt because he.............................. on the beach for six hours.
) had been sitting
) has set
) has been sitting
) is sitting
*Don’t phone me tonight. I.............................. for my French exam.
) will study
) will be studying
) study
) will have studied
*Dave.............................. in Manchester for several years before he decided to move to London.
) will have worked
) has worked
) had been working
) works
*When I arrived at the party everyone...............................
) danced
) is dancing
) was dancing
) dances
*John.............................. football, when he broke his arm.
) play
) played
) was playing
) is playing
* “Did you speak to John? ” “Yes, he.............................. his homework when I phoned him.”
) did
) was doing
) has done
) does
*Jim was cooking dinner in the kitchen while Jo.............................. the dog.
) is feeding
) has been feeding
) was feeding
) had been feeding
*He’ll have sent in this application.............................. the end of May.
) by
) until
) when
) yet
*After we.............................., we can go to the cinema.
) eat
) ate
) will eat
) had eaten
*She said that she.............................. the actor several times before.
) met
) meets
) was meeting
) had met
*I think that Dave.............................. a new car this year.
) had bought
) buys
) will buy
) have bought
*“Did you grow up in the city? ” “No. When we were children we.............................. in the country.”
) live
) had lived
) have lived
) used to live
*By the end of the month the estate agent.............................. twenty houses.
) will sell
) will be selling
) will have sold
) is going to sell
*“How long does it take you to write a novel? ” “ By December I.............................. on this one for 3 years.”
) will work
) will be working
) will have been working
) an going to work
*“I need to give a message to Susan.” “I.............................. her at the office this afternoon.”
) see
) ‘ll have seen
) have seen
) ‘ll be seeing
*“How long have you worked there? ” “By the end of the month I.............................. here for three years.”
) ‘ll work
) ‘ll have been working
) ‘m going to work
) ‘ll be working
*“I’m having trouble with this exercise.” “Don’t worry, I.............................. you.”
) have helped
) helped
) am going to help
) ‘ll help
*They will have finished.............................. 8 o’clock
) until
) since
) by the time
) by
*She.............................. for 12 hours before she finished everything.
) had been working
) is working
) has been working
) has worked
*.............................. I help you with the cooking?
) Will
) Shall
) Am
) Have
*.............................. I answer the phone?
) Shall
) Do
) Will
) Did
*Look! She’s.............................. drop the vase.
) going to
) will
) shall
) be
*I.............................. the cooking if you do the washing-up.
) do
) will do
) did
) shall do
*I think Holland........................ win the World Cup.
) is going to
) will
) shall
) –
*“Why have you got those flowers? ” “Because I.............................. my aunt in hospital”
) will visit
) am going to visit
) visit
) am visiting
*“.............................. I help you carry those bags? ” “Yes, please.”
) Shall
) Will
) Do
) Am
*John is tired because he.............................. all day long.
) studied
) had studied
) has been studying
) has studied
*........................... I cook dinner tonight?
) Will
) Shall
) Do
) Am
*She is at the bus stop. She.............................. catch a bus.
) is going to
) will
) shall
) is
*I think Germany.............................. win the football match.
) is going to
) shall
) will
) –
*She is very busy today. She.............................. letters all morning.
) has been typing
) had been typing
) had typed
) has typed
*John.............................. down the road when he fell.
) walked
) had walked
) was walking
) has walked
*.............................. your invitation to the wedding yet?
) Hadn’t you got
) Didn’t you get
) Haven’t you got
) Do you get
*She.............................. French before she became a teacher.
) had studied
) has been studying
) has studied
) is studying
*I’ll give it to him if he...............................
) will come
) comes
) had come
) has come
*Bob had missed the flight by the time he.............................. at the airport.
) had arrived
) arrived
) was arriving
) arrives
*He is a famous singer. He.............................. a lot of concerts so far.
) is giving
) has given
) gives
) had been giving
*By the time we arrived home, she.............................. cooking.
) will have finished
) is going to finish
) will have been finished
) will finish
*Before he knew what was happening, the car.............................. into a tree.
) has crashed
) was crashing
) had been crashing
) had crashed
*He.............................. a new suit yesterday.
) was buying
) bought
) had bought
) had been buying
*She realized that she.............................. to lock the door.
) had been forgetting
) had forgotten
) forgot
) was forgetting
*There was no money left because we.............................. it all.
) spent
) had been spending
) had spent
) was spending
* Sales staff are often told that " the… is always right".
) dealer
) employee
) customer
) stockist
* Small shopkeepers are facing.....competition from supermarkets.
) angry
) armed
) bloody
) fierce
*A shop-.....is someone who steals from shops and stores.
) carrier
) lifter
) picker
) thief
*A modern cash register keeps a record of every......
) contract
) deal
) purchaser
) transaction
*If you are rude to customers they are.....to come back.
) impossible
) improbable
) incapable
) unlikely
*Small shops will survive as they provide a personal......
) contact
) feel
) hold
) touch
*Sorry to.....you, but have you got the key to the storeroom?
) annoy
) bother
) disrupt
) inconvenience
*Remember the customer is always right. You must always be......
) discreet
) harsh
) polite
) rough
*Mr Clever was.....the packing department of the shop.
) at charge of
) in charge of
) on charge from
) with charge to
*I'm sorry, but the book is out of......
) order
) stock
) store
) supply
*Mr Trustworthy has a very.....job as sales manager.
) careful
) dutiful
) ordered
) responsible
*The shop assistant.....her shoulders indifferently.
) flexed
) raised
) shrugged
) twitched
*Complaints about goods should be made to the seller, not the......
) author
) creator
) shopkeeper
) wholesaler
*Two hundred and fifty shops sell their products, but they want to increase the number of.....for their goods to a thousand.
) doors
) markets
) openings
) outlets
* If you have any.....concerning this product please call us.
) investigations
) queries
) requests
) wishes
*The weekly market sells mainly fruit, vegetables and dairy......
) manufactures
) output
) products
) stocks
*You can buy an iron at any.....shop.
) electric
) electrical
) electrician
) electrifying
* Her uncle has a big.....store.
) clothing
) dresses
) garments
) wearing
*Alice often.....her mother to the shops.
) accompanies
) bargains
) encourages
) follows
*There are pictures of all the new models in our sales......
) album
) catalogue
) page
) tract
*Linda has bought some attractive.... рaрer for her Christmas presents.
) covering
) envelope
) packing
) wrapping
*....-order shopping is popular among housewives.
) Letter
) Package
) Post
*Mrs Forgetful couldn't remember what she had to buy for the weekend as she had lost her shopping......
) code
) form
) list
) record
* I was.....by the wording of the advertisement.
) misguided
) misled
) mistaken
) misunderstood
*We regret that it is impossible to meet the.....dates for the goods you recently ordered from us.
) arrival
) carriage
) delivery
) service
*We.....to inform you that we cannot exchange articles once they have left the store.
) regret
) respect
) sense
) sorry
*Everything in the supermarket is marked with a price......
) mark
) notice
) sign
) tag
*Mrs Thrifty came to the market hoping to.....a cheap coat.
) pick on
) pick out
) pick through
) pick up
*Do you want to.....on these shoes to see if they're the right size?
) fit
) fix
) stand
) try
* The girl in the shop was.....how to use a new kind of electric cooker.
) demonstrating
) exposing
) proving
) teaching
*It's a good area for shopping. All the shops are within easy......
) approach
) arrival
) neighbourhood
) reach
*Small shops can't hope to.....the wide choice available in supermarkets.
) compete
) level
) match
) overcome
*....are welcome. Come in and look around. No obligation to buy."
) Browsers
) Observers
) Viewers
) Watchers
*Woolworths have a very wide.....of domestic goods.
) circulation
) class
) number
) range
*Can you.....to us exactly how the machine works?
) convince
) explain
) say
) tell
* We found some real.....at the sale.
) bargains
) goods
) items
) prizes
* Ї wonder if you would help me to..... up this present for father?
) bind
) cover
) put
) wrap
*The goods were displayed so well that you couldn't.....the temptation to buy.
) deny
) miss
) resist
) win
*The price of this radio is not listed in the......
) catalogue
) directory
) guidebook
) schedule
*Take your...... There are plenty of dresses.
) best
) choice
) selection
) pick
*In a greengrocer's shop there is a lot of.....if fruit and vegetables are not sold.
) rest
) rot
) ruin
) wastage.
*They are old customers of ours. We've been.....with them for many years.
) competing
) dealing
) shopping
) treating
*Imported coffee is one of the shop's best-selling......
) angles
) areas
) directions
) lines
*The police decided to.....the department store after they had received a bomb warning.
) abandon
) evacuate
) evict
) expel
*The auctioneer brought down his.....before Mr Gambler had had time to raise his bid.
) arm
) list
) hammer
) price
* Mr Gambler gave a.....to indicate to the auctioneer that he was still in the bidding.
) card
) nod
) sigh
) smile
*Mrs Bigshopper asked the shopkeeper to put the vegetables in a......
) bag
) handbag
) satchel
) suitcase
*The assistant.....nervously while 1 made up my mind.
) drifted
) floated
) hovered
) orbited
*I'd like to buy the radio, but I haven't got any money on me at the moment.
Could you.....for me for a day or two?
) bring it round
) lay it in
) put it on one side
) take it in
*The big new supermarket on the outskirts of town does a.....trade.
) crying
) roaring
) screaming
) shouting
* The shopkeeper.....his first year's profits back into the business.
) dug
) harvested
) ploughed
) sowed
* Her shopping bag broke,.....its contents all over the pavement.
) dispersing
) distributing
) overflowing
) scattering
* There are consumer protection laws that affect every......
) buy
) patron
) purchase
) retailer
*The unscrupulous salesman.....the old man out of his life savings.
) deprived
) extracted
) robbed
) swindled
*It is very easy for the undereducated to be.....by slick-talking salesmen.
) put aside
) put up
) taken away
) taken in
*Eventually the salesman.....me to buy the car.
) convinced
) decided
) suggested
) persuaded
* The salesman told me that reading this book would make me more intelligent, but I think I've been......
) blackmailed
) conned
) libelled
) slandered
* I didn't take up his recommendation, as he sounded so.....about it.
) half-headed
) half-hearted
) half-handed
) half-witted
*The.....in television sales is causing some concern to manufacturers.
) deficit
) deterioration
) poverty
) slump
*Last month's trade figures were bad, but the.....ones are even worse.
) current
) instant
) latter
) newer
*The salesman talked me.....buying a bottle of perfume for my wife.
) away to
) into
) onto
) up to
* The salesman sold more umbrellas during the wet spell this summer than during the.....spell last year.
) corresponding
) equaling
) matching
) relating
*The saleswoman.....my attention to the intricate embroidery on the front of the blouse.
) attracted
) drew
) led
) pulled
*The salesman informed me that if L buy something on......then I can send it back if I am dissatisfied.
) agreement
) approval
) consideration
) favour
*We advise our customers to..... advantage of our bargain prices during the coming week.
) get
) have
) make
) take
* To.....their fiftieth anniversary the store held a one-week sale.
) mark
) paint
) sign
) write
* Prices are very.....these days.
) big
) expensive
) high
) increased
*It is always a good idea to.....a bill before paying it.
) add
) calculate
) control
) check
*The standard of our furniture is excellent, but even so, we charge only.....prices.
) just
) moderate
) slight
) small
*If you want to return the suit, you must bring the.....with you as proof of purchase.
) note
) recipe
) receipt
) prescription
*These figures will give you a.....estimate of the cost of the goods.
) rough
) scant
) short
) superficial
*" Fantastic sale. Everything must be sold.....of the price! "
) despite
) in vain
) regardless
) without
*...... your change before leaving the shop!
) Control
) Examine
) Judge
) Test
* I can't.....$70 for one book! Haven't you got a cheaper edition?
) afford
) allow
) dispose
) provide
* Everything is so expensive these days, it's hardly.....to save a penny.
) doubtful
)likely
) possible
) probable
*......where you go, prices are higher than they were last year.
) Doesn't matter
) In any case
) No importance
) No matter
* I don't know the.....price, but it costs about $25.
) accurate
) exact
) proper
) true
* It's difficult to pay one's bills when prices keep......
) gaining
) growing
) raising
) rising
*As far as.....for money is concerned, our product is unbeatable.
) advantage
) cost
) value
) worth
*The price of food keeps.....up.
) getting
) going
) rising
) setting
* We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of.....materials.
) crude
) natural
) original
) raw
*He.............................. a new suit yesterday.
) was buying
) bought
) had bought
) had been buying
*Pete.............................. as a waiter for ten years, then he opened his own restaurant.
) works
) had worked
) worked
) had been working
* You need your parents' permission if you want to …on the school trip.
) afford
) cancel
) go
) plan
) make
) ruin
* A friend is going to lend me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't…the trip.
) afford
) cancel
) go
) plan
) make
) ruin
* I've…the same trip by car so often, I could do it with my eyes shut.
) afford
) cancel
) go
) plan
) made
) ruin
* I hear you're …a shopping trip to France? Do you mind if I come?
) afford
) cancel
) go
) planning
) make
) ruin
* Children always get restless on…trips by car.
) free
) good
) long
) round
) abroad
) overseas
* There are three…trips to America to be won in today's competition.
) free
) good
) long
) round
) abroad
) overseas
* Did you have a…trip?
No, it was a disaster from start to finish.
) free
) good
) long
) round
) abroad
) overseas
* I have to go to Oxford and back. It's about a 60-mile…trip.
) free
) good
) long
) round
) abroad
) overseas
* The…of our trip to India was the visit to the Taj Mahal.
) highlight
) length
) souvenir
) cost
* The full…of the trip, including insurance, will be around £ 600.
) highlight
) length
) souvenir
) cost
* I have a piece of volcanic rock as a…of my trip to Mount Vesuvius.
) highlight
) length
) souvenir
) cost
* I'm not very happy with the…of the trip. I think two weeks is long enough!
) highlight
) length
) souvenir
) cost
* They always…their summer holidays in the Canary Islands.
) book
) cancel
) enjoy
) spend
) take
) ruin
* Our holiday was…by bad weather. It rained nearly every day.
) book
) cancel
) enjoy
) spend
) take
) ruined
* The boss works all the time. He never…a holiday.
) book
) cancel
) enjoy
) spend
) takes
) ruin
* Well, …your holiday. I hope you have a great time.
) book
) cancel
) enjoy
) spend
) take
) ruin
* I don't…my holiday till the last minute, in the hope of getting a bargain.
) book
) cancel
) enjoy
) spend
) take
) ruin
* Always take out holiday insurance in case you have to…it.
) book
) cancel
) enjoy
) spend
) take
) ruin
* All permanent staff are entitled to four weeks'…holiday each year.
) package
) public
) relaxing
) paid
) dream
* I spent a…holiday on the beach, reading and sunbathing.
) package
) public
) relaxing
) paid
) dream
* A cruise round the world on a luxury liner would be my…holiday.
) package
) public
) relaxing
) paid
) dream
* The 1st of May is now a…holiday in many countries.
) package
) public
) relaxing
) paid
) dream
* We went on a cheap…holiday to Majorca.
) package
) public
) relaxing
) paid
) dream
* I took a holiday job …
) on the Adriatic coast.
) so the roads will be crowded with holiday traffic.
) by looking through all the holiday brochures.
) as a waiter when I was a student.
* It's a holiday weekend, …
) on the Adriatic coast.
) so the roads will be crowded with holiday traffic.
) by looking through all the holiday brochures.
) as a waiter when I was a student.
* Rimini is a popular holiday resort …
) on the Adriatic coast.
) so the roads will be crowded with holiday traffic.
) by looking through all the holiday brochures.
) as a waiter when I was a student.
* We plan our summer holidays in December …
) on the Adriatic coast.
) so the roads will be crowded with holiday traffic.
) by looking through all the holiday brochures.
) as a waiter when I was a student.
* We checked out of our hotel at 6am in order to…the early flight to Paris.
) catch
) miss
) called
) delayed
) diverted
) cancelled
) get
* When your flight is … please make your way to the departure lounge.
) catch
) miss
) called
) delayed
) diverted
) cancelled
) get
* The flight leaves from Rome at 2pm and…into Boston at 6pm local time.
) catch
) miss
) called
) delayed
) diverted
) cancelled
) gets
* Unfortunately, our flight to Minorca was….We took off 4 hours late.
) catch
) miss
) called
) delayed
) diverted
) cancelled
) get
* Get a move on! We need to hurry or we'll…our flight.
) catch
) miss
) called
) delayed
) diverted
) cancelled
) get
* All flights from Newcastle have been…due to heavy snow.
) catch
) miss
) called
) delayed
) diverted
) cancelled
) get
* Meanwhile, all Newcastle-bound flights are being…to Edinburgh.
) catch
) miss
) called
) delayed
) diverted
) cancelled
) get
* I've never been on a ….. flight before. I've only flown in Europe.
) long-haul
) long-distance
) long distance
) long haul
* It's only a … from London to Paris.
) small-flight
) small-flight
) short flight
) short flight
* Charter flights are generally much cheaper than ……….
) scheduled-flights
) scheduled flights
) timetabled-flights
) timetabled flights
* There was a lot of turbulence, so we had a pretty … flight. It wasn't quite as … as we had expected.
) bumpy
) shaky
) level
) smooth
* This is the final…for flight EJI2I to Geneva.
) arrival
) cancellation
) duration
) call
) standby
* Passengers are requested not to smoke for the…of the flight.
) arrival
) cancellation
) duration
) call
) standby
* Air France apologises for the late…of this flight.
) arrival
) cancellation
) duration
) call
) standby
* He was put on…for the flight to New York because it was fully-booked.
) arrival
) cancellation
) duration
) call
) standby
* British Airways regret to announce the…of flight BA033 to London.
) arrival
) cancellation
) duration
) call
) standby
* Roadworks are causing heavy congestion in the city centre, so long delays can be …
) apologise
) avoid
) expected
) cause
) face
* Air passengers.......................... long delays this weekend due to the strike by air traffic controllers.
) apologise
) avoid
) expect
) cause
) face
* We…for the delay in getting your luggage to you, and for any inconvenience this may have caused.
) apologise
) avoid
) expect
) cause
) face
* The accident has............................ some delays in train services in and out of York.
) apologise
) avoid
) expect
) caused
) face
* Please check in early to…delays.
) apologise
) avoid
) expect
) cause
) face
* What's the…for the delay? We've been standing here for over 3 hours.
) apologies
) series
) liability
) reason
* We would like to offer our…for the slight delay to your flight today.
) apologies
) series
) liability
) reason
* After a…of delays, we finally reached our hotel two days late.
) apologies
) series
) liability
) reason
* The airline accepts no…for delays caused by bad weather.
) apologies
) series
) liability
) reason
* Spain is still the most…holiday destination for the British.
) exotic
) intended
) new
) popular
) top
* At customs, you'll be asked your…destination and how long you plan to stay.
) exotic
) intended
) new
) popular
) top
* Machu Picchu is the…tourist destination in Peru.
) exotic
) intended
) new
) popular
) top
* Virgin Airlines are adding…destinations to their world-wide network.
) exotic
) intended
) new
) popular
) top
* E-flight.com offers tickets to…destinations like Bali at great prices.
) exotic
) intended
) new
) popular
) top
* Flight LK 03 is now boarding. Will passengers please…to gate 34.
) travel
) board
) stranded
) killed
) proceed
* Passengers…the ferry at 7am and disembark at Zeebrugge at 5pm.
) travel
) board
) stranded
) killed
) proceed
* Many passengers flying into London are…on to other destinations.
) travelling
) board
) stranded
) killed
) proceed
* The driver and all four passengers were…outright in the accident.
) travel
) board
) stranded
) killed
) proceed
* Thousands of passengers were....................... at Orly Airport last night following a lightning strike by air traffic controllers.
) travel
) board
) stranded
) killed
) proceed
* An…passenger demanded to know why his flight had been overbooked.
) angry
) drunken
) business class
) nervous
) terrified
* The cabin crew smile frequently to reassure…passengers that all is well.
) angry
) drunken
) business class
) nervous
) terrified
* …passengers held onto their seats as the plane hit some severe turbulence.
) angry
) drunken
) business class
) nervous
) terrified
* Economy class passengers are packed in like sardines at the back of the plane, while the…passengers at the front have fully reclining seats and lots of legroom.
) angry
) drunken
) business class
) nervous
) terrified
* The cabin crew are trained to restrain…passengers who become violent.
) angry
) drunken
) business class
) nervous
) terrified
* Passengers are reminded that …
) arrive at least two hours before their flight.
) remain seated until the plane has come to a complete standstill.
) smoking is not permitted on this aircraft at any time.
) show their boarding passes as they enter the plane.
* Due to increased security measures, passengers are asked to …
) arrive at least two hours before their flight.
) remain seated until the plane has come to a complete standstill.
) smoking is not permitted on this aircraft at any time.
) show their boarding passes as they enter the plane.
* Once the plane has landed, passengers are requested to …
) arrive at least two hours before their flight.
) remain seated until the plane has come to a complete standstill.
) smoking is not permitted on this aircraft at any time.
) show their boarding passes as they enter the plane.
* To avoid delays, passengers are required to …
) arrive at least two hours before their flight.
) remain seated until the plane has come to a complete standstill.
) smoking is not permitted on this aircraft at any time.
) show their boarding passes as they enter the plane.
* My passport …this month. I'll have to…it before my holiday.
) renew
) show
) surrender
) stamp
) steal
) expires
* You don't have to…your passport at the border. We're all in the EU.
) renew
) show
) surrender
) stamp
) steal
) expires
* If your passport is lost or…, inform your embassy immediately.
) renew
) show
) surrender
) stamp
) stolen
) expires
* He had to…his passport to the police to prevent him leaving the country.
) renew
) show
) surrender
) stamp
) steal
) expires
* The immigration official…my passport and handed it back to me.
) renew
) show
) surrender
) stamped
) steal
) expires
* Travellers are reminded that for a holiday abroad they need a… passport.
) forged
) new
) valid
* I need to get a…passport - my old one's expired.
) forged
) new
) valid
* During the raid on the house, the police found drugs and …passports.
) forged
) new
) valid
* I need to stay longer in the UK to finish my studies …
) because my visa expires then.
) because of his criminal record.
) so apply early.
) to visit Japan for a stay of under six months.
) so I will need to extend my visa.
) You should make arrangements to have your visa renewed before it runs out.
* There are long delays in obtaining visas to the region, …
) because my visa expires then.
) because of his criminal record.
) so apply early.
) to visit Japan for a stay of under six months.
) so I will need to extend my visa.
) You should make arrangements to have your visa renewed before it runs out.
* I have to leave the country by the end of June …
) because my visa expires then.
) because of his criminal record.
) so apply early.
) to visit Japan for a stay of under six months.
) so I will need to extend my visa.
) You should make arrangements to have your visa renewed before it runs out.
* If you overstay your visa, you will be deported. …
) because my visa expires then.
) because of his criminal record.
) so apply early.
) to visit Japan for a stay of under six months.
) so I will need to extend my visa.
) You should make arrangements to have your visa renewed before it runs out.
* He was refused an entry visa to the US …
) because my visa expires then.
) because of his criminal record.
) so apply early.
) to visit Japan for a stay of under six months.
) so I will need to extend my visa.
) You should make arrangements to have your visa renewed before it runs out.
* You don't need a visa …
) because my visa expires then.
) because of his criminal record.
) so apply early.
) to visit Japan for a stay of under six months.
) so I will need to extend my visa.
) You should make arrangements to have your visa renewed before it runs out.
* Please…your hand luggage and make sure it's not more than 5kg.
) pack
) insure
) lose
) weigh
) screen
) search
* They were furious when they learned that the airline had…their luggage.
) pack
) insure
) lost
) weigh
) screen
) search
* X-ray machines are used at airports to…luggage for weapons and bombs.
) pack
) insure
) lose
) weigh
) screen
) search
* Things often go missing, so we strongly recommend you …your luggage.
) pack
) insure
) lose
) weigh
) screen
) search
* When flying, make sure you…your luggage yourself.
) pack
) insure
) lose
) weigh
) screen
) search
* All our luggage was …for illegal drugs.
) pack
) insure
) lose
) weigh
) screen
) searched
* You'll have to pay the…fare. There's no concessionary fare for students.
) exact
) flat
) full
) half
) return
* The…fare depends on when you are coming back.
) exact
) flat
) full
) half
) return
* There's a…fare of £ 1 on all buses. You can go anywhere for that price.
) exact
) flat
) full
) half
) return
* Children travel… on all our trains.
) exact
) flat
) full
) half-fare
) return
* Please have the…fare ready when you enter the bus. No change is given.
) exact
) flat
) full
) half
) return
* Starting next month, taxi fares …
) by a massive 50%.
) will be going up.
) because of increased fuel costs.
) shot up by 30% in the last year.
) if fares were cut.
* Bus fares are to rise by an average of 10 per cent …
) by a massive 50%.
) will be going up.
) because of increased fuel costs.
) shot up by 30% in the last year.
) if fares were cut.
* A lot more people would use public transport …
) by a massive 50%.
) will be going up.
) because of increased fuel costs.
) shot up by 30% in the last year.
) if fares were cut.
* Air fares to the US have been slashed …
) by a massive 50%.
) will be going up.
) because of increased fuel costs.
) shot up by 30% in the last year.
) if fares were cut.
* Due to increased running costs train fares have …
) by a massive 50%.
) will be going up.
) because of increased fuel costs.
) shot up by 30% in the last year.
) if fares were cut.
* Do you…any other sports besides tennis and golf?
) watch
) play
) take
) hate
* I…sport when I was at school. I just couldn't do anything well.
) watched
) played
) take
) hated
* You're not getting enough exercise. Why don't you…up a sport?
) watch
) play
) take
) hate
* I prefer…sport to taking part.
) watching
) playing
) take
) hate
* Baseball is a … sport in Japan.
) common
) popular
) commonly
) popularly
* There's a high risk of injury with …sports like rugby.
) contact
) touch
) contacts
) touchy
* Motor racing is an exciting but highly … sport.
) dangerous
) unsafe
) dangerously
) unsafely
* Squash is an … sport.
) indoor
) inside
) outdoor
) outside
* Basketball is a … sport, but fishing isn't. Who would pay money to watch somebody fish!
) spectator
) viewer
) spectators
) viewers
* The Olympic Games include … sports like football and hockey, and individual ones such as the discus and the javelin.
) group
) team
) groups
) teams
* Sports…are often sponsored by big companies, like Nike and Adidas.
) centre
) coverage
) equipment
) events
) facilities
* I work in a large sports…. I'm a swimming instructor.
) centre
) coverage
) equipment
) events
) facilities
* Our sports shop stocks a wide range of sports… and sportswear.
) centre
) coverage
) equipment
) events
) facilities
* Sports … in the local newspaper is good.
) centre
) coverage
) equipment
) events
) facilities
* The council is hoping to find extra money to improve sports............... for youngsters living in inner-city areas.
) centre
) coverage
) equipment
) events
) facilities
* Smith…in the first team for eight years, and captained it for two years.
) played
) supported
) make
) be dropped from
) celebrated
) win
) lose
) take
* He's been picked for the Olympics. It's the third time he's…the team.
) play
) support
) made
) be dropped from
) celebrate
) win
) lose
) take
* He wasn't playing very well, so the manager…him from the team.
) play
) support
) make
) dropped
) celebrate
) win
) lose
) take
* Which football team do you…?
) play
) support
) make
) be dropped from
) celebrate
) win
) lose
) take
* Sixteen teams will…part, but only four will go through to the second round.
) play
) support
) make
) be dropped from
) celebrate
) win
) lose
) take
* My team…in the final - they were easily beaten.
) play
) support
) make
) be dropped from
) celebrate
) win
) lost
) take
* The team…their victory by opening bottles of champagne.
) played
) supported
) make
) dropped
) celebrated
) win
) lose
) take
* We have a…team and therefore a good chance of winning the game.
) winning
) defeated
) strong
) matched
* Some of the players from the…team were in tears at the end of the game.
) winning
) defeated
) strong
) matched
* The two teams are evenly-…. I think it's going to be a very close game.
) winning
) defeated
) strong
) matched
* The delighted supporters of the....................... team ran onto the pitch at the end of the match.
) winning
) defeated
) strong
) matched
* Hussain, the team… was injured in the game against Australia.
) effort
) captain
) mates
) spirit
) sports
* They've got real team…- a real desire to work together.
) effort
) captain
) mates
) spirit
) sports
* I much prefer to play team…like football and basketball.
) effort
) captain
) mates
) spirit
) sports
* The goalkeeper apologised to his team..................... for the mistake that lost them the game.
) effort
) captain
) mates
) spirit
) sports
* It was a real team…Everyone contributed to the success of the event.
) effort
) captain
) mates
) spirit
) sports
* It's important that you …the game according to the rules.
) abandon
) make
) play
) win
) lose
) miss
* If we…this game, we're out of the championship.
) abandon
) make
) play
) win
) lose
) miss
* He's always …up new language games for his students to play in class.
) abandon
) making
) playing
) winning
) lose
) missing
* Roberto Carlos is still injured and will…tonight's game.
) abandon
) make
) play
) win
) lose
) miss
* When the rain started we had to…the game.
) abandon
) make
) play
) win
) lose
) miss
* There's time for a…game of cards before the train leaves.
) clean
) physical
) tiring
) quick
* American football is a very…game, so injuries are quite common.
) clean
) physical
) tiring
) quick
* It was a tough but…game. There was no dirty play.
) clean
) physical
) tiring
) quick
* Squash is a…game which requires high levels of fitness and stamina.
) clean
) physical
) tiring
) quick
* The…of the game is to get rid of all your cards before your opponent does.
) coverage
) object
) preparation
) result
) rules
* You can see live…of the game against Sweden on Channel 2.
) coverage
) object
) preparation
) result
) rules
* The referee is the person who should know all the…of the game.
) coverage
) object
) preparation
) result
) rules
* With both teams playing well, it is difficult to predict the…of the game.
) coverage
) object
) preparation
) result
) rules
* They've been training hard in…for tonight's big game.
) coverage
) object
) preparation
) result
) rules
* I hated…games like football when I was at school.
) board
) card
) computer
) party
) team
* …games like chess keep children amused when the weather is bad.
) board
) card
) computer
) party
) team
* Musical Chairs is a well-known…game.
) board
) card
) computer
) party
) team
* I won £ 500 in a…game, but lost it all at the roulette wheel.
) board
) card
) computer
) party
) team
* The problem with…games like Tetris is they can be highly addictive.
) board
) card
) computer
) part
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